Terry Harper

defenseman · 1962-63 to 1980-81 · MTL, LAK, DET, STL, CLR · 1,178 games

Every comparison Terry Harper leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 26 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

plus-minus

set it226 games with a plus-minus in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 25 careers, past 214 · held from game 245 to 560 · broken by Bobby Orr, 287, Dec 30, 1973226games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.